How to Do Everything with Digital Photography (How to Do Everything) [Paperback]

David Huss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0072254351 | ISBN-13: 978-0072254358 | Edition: 1

Avoid the time-consuming task of image editing by taking great pictures from the get-go. Dave Huss walks you through the fundamentals of taking great digital photographs by dispelling digital photography myths and teaching you how to maximize all camera features available to you. Discover how to take clear, sharp, professional-level photographs every time; use light wisely; use flash photography to your advantage; match your camera to your computer; share your photos, and much more.

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Take stunning digital photos every time using the expert advice inside this hands-on guide. Veteran photographer Dave Huss discusses the features to look for in a digital camera, the essentials of photography and composition, unique techniques for digital photography, photo editing, color printing, and much more. You’ll also get insight from professional digital photographers throughout the book, and an eight page gallery featuring easy-to-follow illustrations and examples.

• Select the best digital camera and accessories for you
• Learn photographic techniques used by professionals
• Get the color and lighting just right
• Use your flash effectively--and creatively
• Capture exciting action photos
• Take great low-light and night photos
• Set up your digital camera to photograph small subjects
• Shoot everything from portraits to panoramas
• Learn how to crop and enhance photos like a professional
• Print high-quality photos and create an online gallery

About the author: Dave Huss has been a photographer for 40 years. His work has been featured in Studio Photography & Design magazine and Nikon’s Capture User magazine. Dave has been seen on CNN and Tech TV, and is the author of several books including How to Do Everything with Paint Shop Pro 8 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 10: The Official Guide.

About the Author

Dave Huss has been involved in photography for over 40 years and was an early advocate of digital photography. He has authored more than 15 books on digital photo editing and scanning. Dave's photo work has won several international competitions and he has taught workshops in both the US and Europe, been interviewed on both CNN and TechTV and served as a Photoshop World instructor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (March 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072254351
• ISBN-13: 978-0072254358
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,283,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guide for the Beginning Photographer, April 28, 2004

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jefkat (Harrisburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Do Everything with Digital Photography (How to Do Everything) (Paperback)

This book is a great resource for someone looking to learn more about digital photography. It is especially helpful if you have a camera that is more than just a "point and shoot" and can change your settings manually. The chapters are very well organized by topic and are filled with professional tips for getting the most out of your camera. Everything is explained in language that an inexperienced photographer can understand, and the text is accompanied by many full-color illustrations. While many other books that purport to be overviews of digital photography devote a lot of pages to "post-processing" images with software (like Adobe Photoshop), this book focuses almost entirely on the art of composing and taking good pictures.

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quit looking. This is THE book for digital photography, January 5, 2005

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Point-Shoot "Yorge" (Binghamton, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Do Everything with Digital Photography (How to Do Everything) (Paperback)

I had spent many hours in the book stores reading and looking over digital photography "How to" books. When I happened on David Huss's book it did not take me very long to realize that this was the book I had been looking for. Easily read. Honest advice. Many "Digital Photography" books devote large sections to photo editing programs. Well how about getting a handle on how to take satisfactory digital pictures first. Only the last two chapters out of a total of 20 chapters are devoted to photo editing. More than enough for the average "point and shoot" person. If you find the manual which was provided with your digital camera daunting and confusing with a very long and steep learning curve, get this book. You will be doing yourself a big favor and you will be glad you did.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, I have a clue .. .and then some!, June 15, 2006

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After reading the manual for my new Panasonic FZ7, I knew I was destined to stay in "simple" mode unless I gave myself a crash course on the basics of digital photography. Note: this was my first digital camera purchase, so the only thing I knew was how to spell f-stop! I spent a Saturday morning in Border's, going thru a host of books, most of which made my head spin. But this one was different, so I raced back to my PC to place the order.
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Once settled down in the comfort of my living room, I lost all track of time. Reading this book is like having a shoot-the-breeze conversation with a super-knowledgeable friend. I placed my camera on a tray next to me, opened my manual to one of the last pages to see the full list of "specifications," and by the end of the day, I actually KNEW what the assorted features meant. I now actually comprehend
--- how to manipulate AWB (average white balance),
-- EV (exposure compensation), choose aperture-priority (f-top settings)
-- ... or shutter-priority (speed of picture taking),
-- ISO (keep it at 100, with occasional moves to 200),
-- how to get to and mentally digest the histogram
and every other feature of this high-end camera. Most importantly, I now understand the why! The killa? I'm actually taking darn good pics now with the MANUAL feature!!
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Color pictures appear on just about every page, with the associated text pinpointing which feature caused the result. Many are good vs bad pics, along with thorough explanations related to each. You won't find the cryptic details directly under every picture itself (i.e., ISO, f-stop and speed-- that style is used in "The Birdwatcher's Guide to Digital Photography," which only **NOW** makes sense to me)); that info is GENTLY provided in such a fashion that you grasp it, FULLY, prior to moving on to the next chapter. That would be sufficient, but the author also provides countless "Pro Tips," providing guidance for trickier lighting/exposure situations and the like.
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Bottom-line: this budding birdwatcher finds this book to be a sho-nuff keeper! I've even purchased a tripod, thanks to the tips presented in this text re what to look for re that purchase. I now know to toss the occasional over-exposed pic which can't be saved via computer editing, but to keep the underexposed guys. And, when I point my camera at the birdfeeders in my backyard (through the patio door glass) and see a funky histogram reading, I now know precisely what trick to employ to get the focus needed. I've gone from deleting most pics to being able to keep the vast majority, thanks exclusively to this book. Simply stated, this book delivers, in a stlye destined to be retained. I highly recommend it, as it's proven priceless to me.